Communauté d'agglomération
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An agglomeration community is a metropolitan government structure in France
, created by the Chevènement
Law of 1999. It is one of three forms of intercommunality, less integrated than an urban community but more integrated than a community of communes
. Agglomeration communities consist of a commune of at least 15,000 inhabitants (or a prefecture with less than 15,000 inhabitants) and its independent suburbs.
As of January 1, 2009, there are 174 agglomeration communities in France (167 in metropolitan France
and 7 in the overseas departments), with a combined population of 21.0 million inhabitants. The population (as of 2006 census) of the agglomeration communities range from 406,140 inhabitants (Agglomeration community of Montpellier Agglomération) to 28,372 inhabitants (Agglomeration community of the Pays de Flers).
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, created by the Chevènement
Jean-Pierre Chevènement
Jean-Pierre Chevènement is a French politician. He was Minister of Defense from 1988 to 1991 and Minister of the Interior from 1997 to 2000. He was a presidential candidate in 2002 and since 2008 has been a member of the Senate....
Law of 1999. It is one of three forms of intercommunality, less integrated than an urban community but more integrated than a community of communes
Communauté de communes
A communauté de communes is a federation of municipalities in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together...
. Agglomeration communities consist of a commune of at least 15,000 inhabitants (or a prefecture with less than 15,000 inhabitants) and its independent suburbs.
As of January 1, 2009, there are 174 agglomeration communities in France (167 in metropolitan France
Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France is the part of France located in Europe. It can also be described as mainland France or as the French mainland and the island of Corsica...
and 7 in the overseas departments), with a combined population of 21.0 million inhabitants. The population (as of 2006 census) of the agglomeration communities range from 406,140 inhabitants (Agglomeration community of Montpellier Agglomération) to 28,372 inhabitants (Agglomeration community of the Pays de Flers).
Agglomeration communities with more than 200,000 inhabitants
(ranked by population as of January 2006 census, in 2009 limits)- Agglomeration community of Montpellier Agglomération – 406,140 inhabitants
- Communauté d'agglomération Toulon Provence Méditerranée – 405,331
- Communauté de l'agglomération Rouennaise (Agglo. de Rouen) – 404,052
- Communauté d'agglomération Grenoble Alpes Métropole – 396,657
- Agglomeration community of the Rennes MétropoleAgglomeration community of the Rennes MétropoleThe Agglomeration community of the Rennes Métropole , is the intercommunal structure gathering the commune of Rennes in France and some of its suburbs.- Participants :The communauté comprises the following 37 communes:* Acigné* Betton* Bourgbarré...
– 386,066 - Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Étienne Métropole – 378,754
- Communauté d'agglomération du Pays d'Aix-en-Provence – 354,661
- Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Commune – 341,314
- Communauté d'agglomération Clermont Communauté – 279,621
- Communauté d'agglomération d'Orléans Val de Loire – 272,572
- Agglomeration community of the Angers Loire Métropole – 265,386
- Communauté d'agglomération Tours Plus – 264,928
- Mulhouse Alsace AgglomérationMulhouse Alsace AgglomérationThe Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération is the Communauté d'agglomération, a type of local government structure, covering the metropolitan area of the city of Mulhouse in France.-Composition:...
– 252,000 - Communauté de l'Agglomération Havraise – 246,195
- Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - LiévinCommunauté d'agglomération de Lens - LiévinThe Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin was created on January 1, 2000. It adopted the name Communaupole on June 25, 2004It covers 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000:...
– 246,097 - Communauté de l'agglomération dijonnaise (Grand Dijon) – 244,496
- Communauté d'agglomération Nîmes Métropole – 229,470
- Communauté d'agglomération de Metz Métropole (CA2M) – 222,774
- Communauté d'agglomération Caen la MerCommunauté d'agglomération Caen la MerThe communauté d'agglomération Caen la Mer is a French communauté d'agglomération, located in the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région....
– 218,150 - Communauté d'agglomération Perpignan Méditerranée – 214,426
- Communauté d'agglomération de Reims – 211,049
- Communauté d'agglomération de l'ArtoisCommunauté d'agglomération de l'ArtoisThe Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois is an administrative entity in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France. Administrative center: Béthune.It covers 58 communes, and has a population of approximately 200,000...
(Artois Comm.) – 206,759
Other agglomeration communities
- Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-PontoiseCergy-PontoiseCergy-Pontoise is a new town in France, in the Val d'Oise département, northwest of Paris on the Oise River. It owes its name to two of the communes that it covers, Cergy and Pontoise....
– 187,388 - Communauté d'agglomération Amiens MétropoleCommunauté d'agglomération Amiens MétropoleThe Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole is a communauté d'agglomération in the Somme département and in the Picardie région of France.- History :...
– 176,189 - Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de BièvreCommunauté d'agglomération des Hauts de BièvreThe Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de Bièvre, in France, covers seven communes, five in the Hauts-de-Seine and two in the Essonne département.Antony is the seat of the Communauté d'agglomération...
– 175,535 - Communauté d'agglomération de Pau-PyrénéesCommunauté d'agglomération de Pau-PyrénéesThe communauté d'agglomération de Pau-Pyrénées is a communauté d'agglomération in the département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine région of France. It provides a framework within which local tasks common to the 14 member communes can be carried out together, and was created in 2000.The...
– 148,920 - Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesSaint-Quentin-en-YvelinesSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a new town in the French département of Yvelines. It is one of the original five villes nouvelles of Paris and was named after the Saint Quentin Pond, which was chosen to become the town's centre. The town was built from a greenfield site starting in the 1960s. In...
– 146,573 - Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle – 146,362
- Communauté d'agglomération du BoulonnaisCommunauté d'agglomération du BoulonnaisThe Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais is a Communauté d'agglomération in the Pas-de-Calais département, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région of northern France.-Composition:...
– 120,397 - Communauté d'agglomération de ColmarColmarColmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court....
– 93,415 - Communauté d'agglomération Laval AgglomérationCommunauté d'agglomération Laval AgglomérationThe Agglomeration community of the Laval agglomeration is located in the Mayenne department, in the Pays de la Loire region of France.It covers 20 communes:*Ahuillé*Argentré*Bonchamp-lès-Laval*Châlons-du-Maine*Changé*La Chapelle-Anthenaise*Entrammes...
– 92,857 - Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de ThauCommunauté d'agglomération du Bassin de ThauThe Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Thau is an intercommunal government structure, in the Hérault département of the Languedoc-Roussillon région, in France.-Composition:The CABT includes primary members from these eight communes....
– 92,021 - Communauté d'agglomération Pays VoironnaisCommunauté d'agglomération Pays VoironnaisThe Agglomeration community of Pays Voironnais is an agglomeration community in the Isère department of France, cebtralised around the commune of Voiron...
– 89,404 - Communauté d'agglomération d'ÉvreuxCommunauté d'agglomération d'ÉvreuxThe Agglomeration community of Évreux is located in the Eure department. It has 37 communes:Angerville-la-Campagne, Arnières-sur-Iton, Aviron, Les Baux-Sainte-Croix, Boncourt, Le Boulay-Morin, Caugé, La Chapelle-du-Bois-des-Faulx, Cierrey, Dardez, Émalleville, Évreux, Fauville, Gauciel,...
– 81,196 - Communauté d'agglomération du CholetaisCommunauté d'Agglomération du CholetaisThe Communauté d'Agglomération du Choletais, also simply known as CAC, is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Cholet and some of its suburbs.It's located in the Maine-et-Loire département, in the Pays de la Loire région ....
– 80,350 - Communauté d'agglomération Arles-Crau-Camargue-MontagnetteCommunauté d'agglomération Arles-Crau-Camargue-MontagnetteThe Communauté d'agglomération Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette was created on January 1, 2004.It is located in the Bouches-du-Rhône département, in southern France.The communauté has 78,000 inhabitants and covers 1,100 square kilometres....
– 78,449 - Communauté d'agglomération Cap Atlantique – 70,248
- Communauté d'agglomération de Saumur Loire Développement – 61,890
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